Season, I know that what Rose was able to accomplish as a coach was pretty great. Part of the reason the last 4 years of BYU Basketball have been disappointing to fans, is that Rose raised our expectations of what the program was capable of.
Also, don’t ever forget that Rose had opportunities to leave during his tenure and stayed with us. That counts for a lot in my book.
I don’t feel any cognitive dissonance between being excited about the energy that coach Pope has brought, and being grateful for the way that Rose lifted the program to a higher level.